Buncombe elections director on hot seat

10:23 PM,
Jul. 17, 2013

Robert Knapp

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A new Republican appointee to the Buncombe County Board of Elections wants to force out longtime Elections Director Trena Parker, a move Parker supporters say would undermine public confidence in the voting process.

The other new Republican appointee to the three-member board declined to be sworn in this week, saying he does not want to be involved in an effort to fire Parker. That stalled for now the move by member Robert Knapp.

Knapp said he wants Parker out of the job she has held since 1994 because of her role in last year's disputed District 2 county commissioner election that saw Democrat ...